The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-08-12


Peters, and every moneyed institution were
Bank OF England, and every library were
British Museum. aud every house had
porch like that Of Rheims, and roof like that
OF Amiens. and a tower like that OF Antwerp,
and traceried windows like those OF Freiburg
Ny brethren, our pulses beat rapidly the
time away, and soor we shall be gone; and
what we have to do for the city in which we
live we must do right speedily, or never do it
at all In that day when those who have
wrapped themselves in luxuries and despised
the poor shall come to shame and everlasting
contempt, l hope it may be said of you
and me that we gave bread 20 the hungry,
and wiped away the tear of the orphan, and
upon the wanderer of the street We opened the
brightness and benediction Of a Christian
home; and then, through our Instrumental
ity, it shall be known on earth and in heaven,
that Mary lost became Mary foundl
EVERY steamer from Europe that
lands in this country brings load of
foreigners who have come to try their
fortunes in the new world. This cease
less change of locality is one of the
characteristics of mankind. The Arabs
are not the only nomadic people. Irish
men, Englishmon, Germans, Scandina-
VANS, and to less extent men of other
European nationalit 'es, grown tired of
tho surroundings in which they have
been reared, leave the old homes and
seek new ones across the Atlanti,. In
this country, the Yankee keeps moving
West, and the Western man goes
further West, or starts back again
eastward. Change, change. change, is
The universal law of social life. There
is always something pathetic in the
tearing up of old associations and the
severing of old ties, as the emigrant
or tito traveller sets out TO find his
fortune amid new scenes. A few days
ago, says the Des Moines Register, a
great Cunard steamer landed in Boston
with l,2l6 immigrants whom it had
brought from Europe to find homes in
the United States. Two-thirds of the
number were from Great Britain,
and the most of these from Ireland.
reporter from the Boston Globe
interviewed many of them, and their
statements of their reason for com
ing were often sad and always interest
ing, without exception. They were all
hoping to do better here than they
could at home, and in many instances
they were lured on by the bright hopes
which friends already here held up be-
fore them. Said Bernard Kelley,
bright young freshman: Il left home
rather than starve, and because this is
the greatest of all countries. Why
should any man starve with such n
country as this open to himf' Maria
Colfey, in answer to the question why
she came, replied: because ireland
IS becoming poorer every day. and to
get living In America Because
here is no use of staying in land
where everybody suffers more or less
from want" was the very good reason
given for coming by another Irish
: RI John O'3rien's reason for COM
ing was "to live in s land where a
man can be man and not be OPP
pressed, and very good reason it is. !
Another young man sad, I've como TO
try TO make a living such as couldn't
find in the old country, not even in
England" One who gave his name as
Mike Hu ley, and who seems to be n
truc-hearted Irishman, declared he
came lust to make living and be a
man." Good for Mike, and there's no
doubt that he will make the ono and be |
the other. So hundreds might be-
quoted and all would tell substantially
the same story.